Rigel Pharma (RIGL) will reduce its workforce by 16%

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Rigel Sharpens Focus on Its Advanced Portfolio Opportunities

November 15, 2021 8:30 AM EST

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced plans to exit early-stage research and focus resources on its mid to late-stage development programs and its commercial efforts. The strategy will strengthen Rigel's ability to build value for shareholders by executing on the company's near-term value drivers: growing ITP sales, expanding the addressable market for TAVALISSE® (fostamatinib) with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) and COVID-19, advancing its wholly-owned IRAK1/4 program in hematology and immunology, and exploring other opportunities that will complement Rigel's hematology/oncology-focused... More